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I just installed xfce4-xkb-plugin in order to select various keyboard
layout. I soon found out that the AltGr key isn't working properly in
xfce4-terminal, gnome-terminal and pterm. I am running the 64-bit
version of xubuntu 11.10 and 12.04 on my Compaq computer, and the 32-bit
version of 12.04 on a Shuttle computer.
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Updated 2012-04-03:
This also affects 32-bit versions of Ubuntu and Xubuntu 11.10 and 12.04 beta-2.
It also affects the current Linux Mint. ALSO, note that other layouts with
AltGr now work properly when Maori is not in the list. Also I have added lack
of Hawaiian support to this bug. I am now updated to the Beta-2 version of
xubuntu on the Compaq 12.04 system, and Ubuntu 12.04 beta-2 on the shuttle.
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For example, select the Maori keyboard layout. This layout enters vowels
with macrons like āēīōūĀĒĪŌŪ when the AltGr key is held on. (This does
work in Firefox, which I'm using to enter this report, and also in
xterm, but also fails in pterm. It does work in AbiWord). Various other
layouts use AltGr, for example the US alt-intl layout uses AltGr plus
the minus key as a dead key for entering vowels with macrons - those do
not work under xfce4-terminal and pterm, but do work in various other
apps. These layouts DO work with gvim, which is useful to me.
When I try to enter characters with AltGr + vowel in the shell from
xfce4-terminal (using the Maori layout), I get little diamonds with
questions marks. In vim, I get various strange effects, but no vowels
with macrons.
This is the 64-bit version of xfce4-terminal:
$ file /usr/bin/xfce4-terminal
/usr/bin/xfce4-terminal: ELF 64-bit LSB shared object, x86-64, version 1
(SYSV), dynamically linked (uses shared libs), for GNU/Linux 2.6.15, stripped
Ubuntu version and kernel version
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=11.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=oneiric
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 11.10"
Linux compaq 3.0.0-15-generic #26-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 20 17:23:00 UTC 2012
x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
model name : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3800+
cpu MHz : 1000.000
$ apt-show-versions xfce4-terminal
xfce4-terminal/oneiric uptodate 0.4.8-1
I don't have a computer available to try the 32-bit version of xubuntu
11.10, unfortunately.
BTW my main goal is to enter Hawaiian text, which also uses macrons.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: xfce4-terminal 0.4.8-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-15.26-generic 3.0.13
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-15-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Feb 8 10:56:01 2012
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xfce4-terminal
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-12-09 (61 days ago)
** Affects: console-setup (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Affects: vte (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug maori oneiric patch
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AltGr key doesn't work properly in xfce4-terminal and gnome-terminal with Maori
layout, and Hawaiian is not supported
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/929054
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